View sign 'big'
big
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DescriptionBring the hands opposite with palms towards each other, well out in front of body, hands a little lower than shoulders, and few inches apart, fingers extended, touching, and pointing to front; separate hands, carrying right to right, left to left, keeping them opposite each other. Synonyms: broad, great, large, wide |
NotesClark notes that this would seem to denote big in the sense of broad, wide, etc., but he had seen it used frequently in such sentences as "Big Chief", "Big Horse", etc. Tomkins does not mention how high the hands should be placed or how far away from the body. This is the position 5 hand. |